Col. Edward M. Reeder Jr., who has been selected for the rank of brigadier general, executive officer to the commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla, to commander, Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

Col. Jess A. Scarbrough, who has been selected for the rank of brigadier general, assistant deputy for acquisition and systems management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics and technology), Washington, D.C., to joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense, Falls Church, Va.